If You've Ever Wondered How Slaughter Beach Or Murderkill River Got Their Names, Jim Duffy's Here To Explain.
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BOWERS BEACH, Del.- The Murderkill River entrance to the Delaware Bay could be getting some much needed fixing.
BOWERS, Del.- The historic Maggie S Myers oyster schooner may one day cruise the waters of the Delaware Bay again.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, with approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and DNREC regulators, will remove approximately 52,000 cubic yards of sediment from the Murderkill River channel.
An emergency dredging project is set to begin and be completed by the end of August to restore navigability in the Murderkill River, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced Wednesday.